Subject Verb Agreement

A good diet and a realistic exercise plan ________ to

help one lose weight.

• combines

• combine

In the Peace Corps, an American group ______ into an

underprivileged country to help the people develop skills.

• go

• goes

Students are excited that economics ______ being taught this

semester.

• are

• is

The trousers that I bought yesterday ______ cheap.

• was

• were

Unfortunately, dishonest politics ______ used to win the

election.

• was

• were

Good news usually ______ fast.

• travels

• travel

There ______ two classes of pure matter: elements and

compounds.

• are

• is

Either the cups or the glass ______ in the dishwasher.

• are

• is

Mumps ______ a disease whereby your salivary glands are swollen and in pain.

• are

• is

Fifteen kilometers ______ too far for me to run a marathon.

• is

• are